Improvement in traveling-bags



UNITED STATES PATENT OEEIcE,

E. A. G. ROULSTONE, OF ROXBURY, MASSACHUSETTS.

IMPROVEMENT IN TRAVELING-BAGS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent o. 59,271, datcd October 30, 1866.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, E. A. G. ROULSTONE, of Roxbury, in the county of Norfolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented an Improvement in Traveling-Bags; and I do hereby declare that the following, taken in connection with the drawings which accompany and form part of this specification, is a description of my invention sutlcient to enable those skilled in the art to practice it.

The invention relates to the construction bags, halication of metal frames for travelingba'gs, having reference to materially cheapening, simplifying,- and improving the manufacture of these articles.

The invention consists in the manner of fastening the edges of the leather or body1 of the bag to the metal bed-frame by bending the inner edge ot' the frame around the edge of the leather, such edge of the leather being enlarged into a bead, preferably by the application of a wire thereto, as will be herein s'et forth.

The drawing represents, at A, a cross-section of a bag embodying my invention. B is an end view of the frame. C shows in sectionfa modification ofthe construction shown at A.

a denotes the bag leather or body 5 b c, the two metal pieces or jaws, shutting together and forming the frame, to the inner edges of which the leather is applied to make up the bag.

Instead of sewing or riveting theeleather to such edge, bend the edge into the form of a groove or gutter, d, and then double the edge of the leather and slip it into this groove, insertin g in the fold of the leather, before slipping it into the groove, a wire, c, the extreme edge of t-he metal being, if' necessary, nally crimped down upon the leather and wire, so as to hold the parts securely and rmly together, and in such manner that there shall be no relative displacement thereof.

It will be obvious that when the whole edge of the leather is secured in this manner noA strain to which the leather is subjected will draw its edge away from the frame, while the application is very easily made, and gives a very neat appearance to the joint or line of union between the metal and leather.

Instead of uniting the leather directly to the edge of the frame-pieces b c, an auxiliary piece, f, may be used, as shown at G, the leather being first applied, as above described, to the inner edge of this piece, while the outer edge thereof and the inne-r edge ot' theframe-piece are bent and united together by a lap-joint, as

shown at g.

Upon each side of the frame, and to one part of the frame., a spring-latch, h, is shown as hung, the catch of which enters a latch-hole,` I t', and springs down over the outer surface of the fra-me by the action of a spring, l.

A finger-piece, m, extends out from the latch through the frame, and by depressing this the latch is raised, and the bag may be opened.

This device renders the bag self-locking; and obviates the .inconvenience and trouble attending the turning of the buttons, which are sometimes applied `for securing the two frames together. formed and applied as seen at D.

I am aware of the patent of Sonnekalb and Lieb, of February 27, 1866. I disclaim anyl such construction or arrangement of uniting the parts of a traveling-bag.

l. A metal bag-frame, when constructed and arranged with a groove for receiving and securin g the bag leather or body, as described.

2. A traveling-bag in which the frame is united to the leather or body thereof, as described.

3. The locking-spring device, as described and set forth.

E. A. G. ROULSTONE. Witnesses:

J. B. CROSBY, F. GOULD.

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